If someone can explain to me how moderators should be the natural adversaries of the TalkBoard or how the slight extra knowledge that moderators have is a detriment to the TalkBoard, I'd really like to read that argument.

Moderators volunteer their time, often quite a lot of it, for the benefit of FT. They are an asset, not a detriment, to the TalkBoard. Furthermore, cooperation between moderators and the Talkboard will help FT, not hurt it.

TalkBoard should have the best, most dedicated people regardless of whether they serve in other ways.

I just cannot figure out the antagonism toward moderators in this campaign. I have never seen it in any of my other interactions with members on FT, and I have over 5000 posts and 1700 PMs in 8 years.

I think that the role of making the rules and refining the TOS should fall to TalkBoard. If and when it does, that would effectively preclude members serving as Moderators and on TalkBoard. The police just can't write the laws.

I don't think nsx that TalkBoard members and moderators are natural adversaries, any more than I think that legislators and policemen are natural adversaries. They just fill different roles that are far more effective when servedby different groups of individuals.

It may be that I am the only person on FlyerTalk who feels this way and, if that is the case nobody will vote for me, and I can go back to dancing, traveling and playing full-time.

It has nothing to do with the best people. It should be an opportunity for MORE people to get involved.

If I were king (I've used that phrase a lot lately), moderators would not be assigned more than one forum and TB members would wholly consist of non-moderators. To get more people who WANT to be involved, INVOLVED.

However, I think that, unless it really becomes a problem, TB members should be responsible for fostering this environment. We are a community after all. If TB members were to act against the desires of the majority of the community, they would simply not get re-elected.

However, I think that, unless it really becomes a problem, TB members should be responsible for fostering this environment. We are a community after all. If TB members were to act against the desires of the majority of the community, they would simply not get re-elected.

Cheers,

GenevaFlyer

I think geographical spread is covered quite well on the current TB. At least 2 of 9 members (someone will correct me if I'm wrong here) are from outside the US. Does a higher percentage of posts on FT come from outside the US?

In general, I believe that all members of a community need to have voices at all levels. Without such, you will lose the focus of the organization and eventually fail.

I don't see why moderators need to limited to certain functions, nor in numbers. As each forum has multiple moderators, it is important that they work together and communicate well so that they work in unity. Further, having the voices of moderators on TB can be very helpful giving the other TB members insite into the community.